Marilyn R. Kiely

Marilyn Rose (Masterson) Kiely, a resident of Traditions of Dedham, and formerly of Westwood, died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton.  She was 92.  Marilyn was born July 12, 1926 Massachusetts, the daughter of William Russell Eustas and Agnes (McGoldrick) Masterson.  Marilyn earned her Masters degree in education from Boston College and worked as a teacher and the Principal, the last 15 years at the Warren Prescott School in Charlestown.  Marilyn is survived by her husband, Thomas Joseph Kiely Jr.; her three children, Kimberly Goss, and Kimberly’s husband James, of Westwood, Christopher Kiely of Westwood, and Jay T. Kiely of Rockland; her brother, Russell Masterson, and his wife Noreen, of Naples, Florida; and her three grandchildren, Kiely, Bridgette, and Tiernan Goss.  She was the sister of the late Marie Miller, and Marie’s late husband Lawrence.  Visiting hours will be held Wednesday, January 16th from 2 to 5 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood.  Relatives and friends will gather at the funeral home Thursday at 9 am and proceed with us to St. Denis Church, 157 Washington Street (Rt 1A), in Islington for her Funeral Mass at 10 o clock.  Interment will follow in Mount Benedict Cemetery, Corey Street, West Roxbury.  In lieu of flowers donations to the Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 would be appreciated.